Here are the resources referenced in the Tips for Teachers guide to Low-Stakes Quizzes.
Want to know more?
- Sammy Kempner describes how he uses the same questions with different numbers in Low-Stakes Quizzes
Endnotes
- Testing (Quizzing) Boosts Classroom Learning: A Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review by Chunliang Yang and Liang Luo, et al. Read an analysis of the paper here
- The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve is often criticised because the original experiment upon which it is based had just one participant, Mr Ebbinghaus himself. However, leading memory researcher Nick Soderstrom assures me the general shape of the curve holds up. Listen to our conversation here
- You can read Peps Mccrea’s post on how routines redeploy attention here
- Using Spacing to Enhance Diverse Forms of Learning by Carpenter et al. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Spacing and Interleaving of Study and Practice by Shana K. Carpenter. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Dylan Kane has a great visual to explain to students the difference (and importance) of retrieval and storage strength here
- Learning Versus Performance: An Integrative Review by Soderstrom and Bjork. Read an analysis of the paper here
- You can read more about how I track content across retrieval opportunities here
- Spacing effects in learning: A temporal ridgeline of optimal retention by Nicholas J Cepeda, Edward Vul, Doug Rohrer, John T Wixted & Harold Pashler. Read an analysis of the paper here
- An analysis of undergraduate core material in the light of hand-held computer algebra systems by Pointon and Sangwin. Read an analysis of the paper here
- You can access Middleton Maths’ excellent resources here
- Understanding performance in test taking: The role of question difficulty order by Lina Anaya, Nagore Iriberri, Pedro Rey-Biel, Gema Zamarro. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Change in Students’ Educational Expectations by Pinquart and Pietzsch. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction by Barak Rosenshine. Read an analysis of the paper here
- The effect of hint strength on the benefits of retrieval practice by Vaughn et al. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Learning from Errors by Janet Metcalfe. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Long-term hypercorrection, return errors, and the transfer of learning in the classroom by Corral and Carpenter. Read an analysis of the paper here
- School students’ confidence when answering diagnostic questions online by Foster et al. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Strengthening the Student Toolbox by John Dunlosky. Read an analysis of the paper here
- You can read The myth of copying things down here
- Quizlet is available here
- I discussed this with Sammy Kempner here
- I discussed the strategy of asking Who got 8/10 with Tom Sherrington here
- I discuss where these percentages come from in The Tips for Teachers guide to Responsive Teaching
- You can find my diagnostic questions website here
- #136 Dani Quinn – Part 1: Michaela School, Planning Lessons, Low Stakes Tests. Listen to the podcast here
